Diaphragm dysfunction from phrenic nerve injuries during LVAD or heart transplant: Positive role of diaphragm pacing

Diaphragm dysfunction from phrenic nerve injuries during LVAD or heart transplant: Positive role of diaphragm pacing

Background: Phrenic nerve dysfunction in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation or heart transplant (HTx) leads to dependency on noninvasive ventilation and difficulty weaning off mechanical ventilation (MV). This study reports on diaphragm pacing (DP) to improve diaphragm function postp...

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Main Authors: Christina S. Boutros, DO, MaryJo Elmo, ACNP, Nicholas Carl, BS, Yasir Abu-Omar, MD, Rakesh Arora, MD, Yakov Elgudin, MD, PhD, Kelsey E. Gray, MD, Marc P. Pelletier, MD, Raymond P. Onders, MD, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
Series:JHLT Open
Subjects:
left ventricular assist device
heart transplant
diaphragm dysfunction
diaphragm pacing
phrenic nerve injury
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S295013342500076X
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